Advanced Placement
What Is AP Capstone?
AP Capstone is a diploma program from College Board based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Students who complete the two-year program can earn one of two different AP Capstone awards, which are valued by colleges across the United States and around the world.
John F. Kennedy High School is proud to be one of XXX schools in the state of California to host an AP Capstone Diploma program.
How It Works
AP Capstone is not a course. Other AP courses teach you, in depth, about a specific subject, like biology or U.S. history. AP Seminar and AP Research are different. They focus on helping you develop academic skills you can use in any discipline. These skills include
Critical thinking: View issues from multiple perspectives and create arguments based on evidence. |
Collaboration: Work alone, in a group, and with expert advisers to communicate your ideas. |
Conducting research: Explore various research methods and complete research projects on topics of your own choosing. |
Public speaking: Present and defend your work as a group and individually. |
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing receive the AP Capstone Diploma™.
Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research but not on four additional AP Exams receive the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™.
AP Course Offerings
- AP Capstone Diploma Program
- Arts
- English
- History & Social Sciences
- Math & Computer Science
- Sciences
- World Languages & Cultures
AP Capstone Diploma Program
AP Seminar
AP Research
Arts
AP Drawing
AP 3-D Art & Design
English
AP English Language & Composition
AP English Literature & Composition
History & Social Sciences
- AP Human Geography
- AP Psychology
- AP Government and Politics
- AP United States History
- AP World History Modern